Author: STRONG, SIR ROY
Title: 100 Great Paintings in the Victoria and Albert Museum
Description: London, Victoria and Albert Museum. 1985, First. (ISBN: 9780948107092). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. An As New unmarked copy with a Near Fine Dustjacket. A large format volume of 220 pages. Fully illustrated. The book was conceived as a means of introducing the V and A's fine collection of paintings to a wider audience. The role of the V and A as a collector of paintings has perhaps been obscured by its reputation as a museum of of the decorative arts. With the Department of Prints, Drawings, Paintings and Photographs now established in new premises in the Henry Cole Wing and included on permanent display for the first time, These great paintings from the Western world, all of them illustrated in colour, reveal the splendour of the V and A's collection of paintings from the richness of medieval panels to the variety and zest of the 19th and 20th centuries. NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.22 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST. As New/Near Fine.

Keywords: Victoria and Albert Museum, Sir Roy Strong 9780948107092


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